Pregame
The No. 2-ranked Washburn Ichabods will face the Rockhurst Hawks in Kansas City as part of the Edward Jones CBE Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Washburn/Rockhurst match up will be a lead into the doubleheader of Texas A&M/Washington at 6:30 p.m. and Kansas/St. Louis game at 9 p.m. The Ichabods will continue their busy week at the St. Mary's Ratter Classic Nov. 23-24 in San Antonio, Texas where they will face the host squad Rattlers followed by Minnesota-Duluth on Nov. 24. Washburn is coming off an 85-51 win over Bethany while the Hawks fell to MIAA foe Missouri Western 60-45 on Nov. 17 in their last game.
Opening Tip . . .
Game Notes:
Washburn | Rockhurst
Date: Nov. 20, 2012
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Arena: Sprint Center (19,000)
Radio: AM 580 WIBW
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Online Video: none
Television: none
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Series: WU leads 28-26
'Bod Quick notes
• This is the 107th season of Ichabod basketball.
• The Ichabods are ranked No. 2 in the NABC preseason top 25 coaches poll and the coaches pick to win the MIAA this season. Washburn was No. 4 in the Bulletin Preseason Poll.
• The preseason ranking is the highest the Ichabods have been tabbed in the preseason poll since they were selected No. 3 during the 2004-05 initial top 25 poll.
• Tuesday's game will be the first the Ichabods have played in the Sprint Center.
• The Ichabods and the Hawks have not played since an 84-83 loss in Lee Arena on Dec. 5, 2004 when the Hawks won at the buzzer snapping a Washburn 24-game homecourt winning streak.
• The Ichabods will be playing their second game in less than 28 hours after beating Bethany on Monday night in Topeka.
• The Ichabods have scored 85 points in each of their two games this season.
Ichabods on radio
Washburn basketball games can be heard live on AM 580 WIBW. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wusports.com by following the “Live Audio” link on the basketball schedule page. Mark Elliott will have the call on the radio with Jake Lebahn providing color commentary.
The coaches
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman
• He is in his 34th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
• Ichabod head coach
Bob Chipman is a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
• He is 723-296 overall.
• He has 482 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
• Has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason tournament championships.
• He has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.
• In home games, he is 419-77 going 365-66 in Lee Arena.
• He is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
• His 723 coaching wins is 25th in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.
• He led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan.
• Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.
• He is 11-2 against Rockhurst.
Rockhurst head coach Bill O'Connor . . .
• is 255-60 in his 19th season at Rockhurst. He has been coaching basketball on the high school, junior college and college level for the past 38 years.
• O'Connor is the winningest coach in the history of Rockhurst basketball with 255 victories. Eight of his teams have qualified for postseason play, while 11 of his teams at Rockhurst have won 15 or more games in a season.
• A graduate of Rockhurst High School, O'Connor received a B.S. in history from St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College) in 1972. He earned his master's in education from Emporia State University.
• Before being named the head coach at Rockhurst in 1994, O'Connor was the head coach at Colby (Kan.) Community College. He was an assistant coach at Rockhurst from 1982-86 and coached at Texas-Pan American..
Last time out for the Ichabods • #2 Washburn 85, Bethany 51 • 11/19/12
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 2-ranked Washburn Ichabods picked up an 85-51 over the Bethany Swedes in Lee Arena on Monday night and will have a quick turn around as they will face Rockhurst in the Sprint Center at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City.
Washburn led the entire way as they opened the game with a 21-9 run over the first 7:42 of the game going on to lead by as many as 19 in the first half at 44-25 with 55 seconds left in the opening stanza. The Ichabods forced 14 first half turnovers leading to 16 points as they went on to take a 44-27 lead into the halftime break.
In the second half, the Ichabods held the Swedes to only eight field goals as Bethany was 8 of 36 from the field including 3 of 14 from 3-point range as Washburn pushed out to a 35 point lead with 3:07 to play in the game. Washburn was 43 percent from the field hitting 15 of 35 shots in the second half.
All 10 Ichabods in the lineup scored as
Martin Mitchell tied a career-high with 18 points and set a new high with six rebounds. Mitchell led four Ichabods in double figures as
Zack Riggins and
Will McNeill scored 12 each and
Bobby Chipman and
Kyle Wiggins each scored 10.
Alex North had a game-high eight rebounds with six offensive boards. Trey Beachum had 10 to lead the Swedes as the only Bethany player to reach double digits.
Washburn had a 51 to 39 edge on the glass with 21 coming on the offensive end leading to 26 second chance points. Overall the Swedes had 20 turnovers while the Ichabods committed 10.
Series history with Rockhurst
• Tuesday's meeting will be the 55th in the all-time series and the first meeting since Dec. 5, 2004 when the Hawks won 84-83.
• Washburn leads the all-time series 28-26.
• Washburn has won 11 of the last 13 meetings.
About Rockhurst
• Rockhurst enters the game with a 1-3 record.
• Rockhurst's win came against Kansas Wesleyan on Nov. 14.
• The Hawks lost to Northwest Missouri 55-38 and to Missouri Western 60-45 on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 in the Hillyard Classic in St. Joseph, Mo., last time out.
• Brandon McCann and B.J. Dunbar lead the Hawks with 8.5 ppg and 4.0 assists per game.
Last Time out for Rockhurst
Nov. 17 - Missouri Western rallied from a nine-point deficit to defeat Rockhurst 60-45 Saturday night at the Hillyard Classic in St. Joseph, Mo. The loss drops the Hawks to 1-3 on the season.
The Griffons shot 59.1 percent in the second half to overcome a 41-32 deficit with 16 minutes left to play. Rockhurst was held to five-of-27 shooting in the final 20 minutes. The Hawks took a 31-26 lead into halftime.
Brandon McCann paced the Hawks with 10 points. David Wingerson scored eight points. B.J. Dunbar added seven points, eight rebounds and three assists.
Last meeting with Rockhurst
TOPEKA - Dec. 5, 2004 -- The No. 3 ranked Washburn Ichabods had their 24-game homecourt winning streak snapped as Rockhurst's Mike Day hit a 3-pointer with one second remaining to give the Hawks an 84-83 win. Adding to the Ichabods' woes was a 1-for-6 performance from the free throw line the last 43 seconds of the game.
In the second half, the Ichabods trailed for much of the half as Rockhurst built a lead of six with 14:24 to play. However the Ichabods rallied to regain the lead at 58-57 with 10:22 remaining. In the final four minutes, the Ichabods and the Hawks traded the lead eight times. Kris Milburn's 3-pointer gave the Ichabods an 82-79 lead with 1:21 to play. The lead was cut to one on a John Torson tip-in.
The Ichabods hit 1-of-2 free throws leading to game-winner by Day for the Hawks.
The Ichabods' had there 24-game homecourt winning streak snapped. It was the second longest streak in the nation trailing Metro State, who had a 25-game winning streak.
Travis Robbins recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Also in double figures were Karlton Mims with 12 and Randy Brown scoring 11 off the bench.
Bod bits
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Will McNeill was named a preseason All-American by the Basketball Times. He is the first Ichabod to receive preseason All-American honors since Travis Robbins prior to the 2004-05 season.
• On top of scoring exactly points in each of their first two games the Ichabods have scored 86 points in the first half of their two games this season and 84 in the second half of their two games this season.
• The Ichabods are +10.5 on the boards this season in two games.
• Three different Ichabods set or tied career-highs in points against Bethany (
Dalton Abel,
Martin Mitchell and
Leon Flowers).
• The three freshman on the Ichabod roster (
Khai Hutchinson,
Evan Robinson and
Colton Anderson) are all redshirting this season.
• The Ichabods won their last three games played in Kansas City up the street from the Sprint Center as Washburn won the MIAA Tournament Championship at Municipal Auditorium the first weekend in March.
• The Ichabods had five players in double figures against Bethany. It was the first time the Ichabods had five in double digits since the MIAA Tournament Championship against Pittsburg State last season.
• Washburn's
Dalton Abel is the only Ichabod to attempt a free throw in the final five minutes of games this season - he is 3 of 4. Washburn opponents are 2 of 6 from the line in the final five minutes of games this season.
Bod tweets . . . 140-character or less notes on the Ichabods
• The Ichabods led for 39:49 of the game against Bethany after lead for 39:40 of the game against Peru State in their two games this season #Domination
• That translates to 99.35 percent of the season #MathFact
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Will McNeill is 11th on all-time scoring chart with 1,191 points #Buckets
• He needs 25 points to pass Jemi Johnson for 10th #TopTen
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Bobby Chipman's 182 3-point attempts is 25th in school history #FromWayDowntown
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Will McNeill's 327 free throw attempts is sixth at Washburn #GetToTheLine
• He needs 12 to pass Ryan Murphy for fifth on the list #GoodCompany
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Will McNeill's 171 career steals is first at Washburn #NoBodyInFrontOfHim
• The MIAA record for career steals is 383 by Eddin Santiago #FastHands
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Alex North's 11 rebounds against Peru State tied career high #GlassMan
Ichabod Basketball HIstory
• Washburn is 1,433-969-2 all-time in 2,404 games played
• The 2012-13 season is Washburn's 107th of basketball.
• Washburn is the ninth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history.
• The Ichabods are 482-212 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most wins by any program in the MIAA since the 1989-90 season.
• Washburn has won ten MIAA regular season championships and 21 conference championships in school history.
• The Ichabods previously won the MIAA regular season championship in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2012.
Home sweet home
• The Ichabods are 366-66 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
• The 2012-13 season marks the 28th season of play in Lee Arena.
• The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.
Up Next
Washburn will travel to the St. Mary's Rattler Invitational in San Antonio, Texas to face the host squad on Nov. 23 and then take on Minnesota-Duluth on the following day. The Ichabods will return home to face Bellevue on Dec. 1 and then open MIAA play on Dec. 6 against Southwest Baptist in Topeka.
